Grateful Dead Live at Curtis Hixon Convention Hall on 1973-12-18
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- 1973-12-18 ( check for other copies)
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- Soundboard, Charlie Miller
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Tennessee Jed, Me & My Uncle, Don't Ease Me In, Looks Like Rain, They Love Each Other, Me And Bobby McGee, Brown Eyed Women, Beat It On Down The Line-> Peggy-O, El Paso, Deal, Jack Straw, China Cat Sunflower-> I Know You Rider
Set 2
Promised Land-> Bertha-> Greatest Story Ever Told, Row Jimmy, Weather Report Suite Prelude-> Weather Report Suite Part 1-> Let It Grow-> Dark Star-> Mind Left Body Jam-> Dark Star-> Drums-> Eyes Of The World-> Wharf Rat-> Sugar Magnolia, E: Uncle John's Band
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Song Title | Versions | Compilations | Covers |
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Tennessee Jed | |||
Me And My Uncle | |||
Don't Ease Me In | |||
Looks Like Rain | |||
They Love Each Other | |||
Me And Bobby McGee | |||
Brown Eyed Women | |||
Beat It On Down The Line | |||
Peggy-O | |||
El Paso | |||
Deal | |||
Jack Straw | |||
China Cat Sunflower -> | |||
I Know You Rider | |||
Tuning | |||
Promised Land -> | |||
Bertha | |||
Greatest Story Ever Told | |||
Row Jimmy | |||
Weather Report Suite -> | |||
Dark Star -> | |||
Drums -> | |||
Eyes Of The World -> | |||
Wharf Rat -> | |||
Sugar Magnolia | |||
Uncle John's Band |
Notes
Notes:
-- All disc changes are seamless
-- I corrected the pitch and fixed the levels
-- There were a few pops that were also removed
-- Patches aren't perfect but they're still good
-- Sugaree tease before Peggy-O
-- Dark Star contains a Mind Left Body jam
-- Thanks to Rob Eaton for the Dats
-- Thanks to Joe B. Jones for his help with the pitch correction
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- 2011-05-11 11:32:35
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- gd1973-12-18.sbd.miller.113498.flac16
- Lineage
- Dat (Sony R500) -> Sound Devices 744T -> Adobe Audition v3.0 -> Samplitude Professional v11.2 -> FLAC
- Location
- Tampa, FL
- Run time
- 188:04.56
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- Charlie Miller
- Type
- sound
- Year
- 1973
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Subject: Tampa ‘73 N1
Subject: Tender Loving Hippie Care
Subject: "this is the quiet part"
Given the actual facts, let's just call it a tie. ;)
The Dead were peaking out the entire fall and these shows are really the peak of that peak. It's a testament to Dick Latvala's superb taste that he picked one of these shows to be the first release in his selected series.
I got an amazing audience tape of this show some twenty+ years ago and it's still irresistible imagining what it must have been like to have that WRS jam blasted into my face by that sound system, in real time.
One additional thought about the sound system and it's oft-discussed shortcomings: "it is what it was." The first time I heard the tapes of these shows I, too, noticed the strange "distant" sound of the vocals, like they were being projected from the distant past into the present through via some forgotten AM frequency. Later I came to see it as just another feature of the band's never-ending experiments. It's hard to imagine them sounding any other way at this point.
Oh, and in case anyone was wondering: it wasn't particularly warm in Tampa those two nights in December. Highs in the fifties and chilly at night. Probably seemed pretty similar to the Bay Area ...
Subject: The '73 Sound
Subject: Awesome
Subject: Tampa gets a double-dose.
While I offer no constructive criticism for the first set, this night is clearly all about the second set that follows it. Jerry walks onto the stage and jokingly remarks that "the rest of the band couldn't make it for this set" before a jeering crowd. Jerry's seemingly jovial mood seems to serve him well, as he offers some of his best playing of the year during this set. (I've read and listened to interviews where Jerry alludes to being nervous as a cat before going on the stage. If that was the case, he does a swell job of masking it here, as he commands this set with utter confidence and competence.) Hats off to you, "captain trips"!
The finest hour of the evening undoubtedly occurs during the segue that runs as follows: WEATHER REPORT SUITE->DARK STAR->DRUMS->EYES OF THE WORLD->WHARF RAT. This WRS is arguably the best of the year, and with possible exception of 9/11, certainly the jazziest (the interplay between Jerry & Bobby is stupendous). There is an AUD patch around the 14:20 mark, lasting approximately a minute, but hardly seems like a blemish thanks to Charlie Miller’s magic touch.
The Dead, alas, retired for the year after the 12/19 show. It’s seems curious as to why they didn’t squeeze in a few more dates and finished with a new year show like they did in '72. (Perhaps being on the east coast, the travel time back to Cali was factored in, and squeezing in more dates would seem over ambitious.) The Dead were riding a consistent sound wave in late '73 that they were never to quite hit the likes of again. It seems a pity that didn't play a few more shows that we can only speculate how extraordinary they could have been. Still, we must be thankful for what we do have, and realize the boys were well deserving of a break, and an opportunity to relax with loved ones for the holidays. Well done, boys!
P.S. The DS contains a suddle, yet sweet "Mind Left Body Jam". Listen and dig it, folks!
Subject: Nice show!
Subject: Group mind at work
Subject: Stellar Show
Seems to my ears that the reason the next night made it on to the Dick's Pix rosters is that there are some very obvious problems with the master, here. Patches from the Miller-master are brilliant, but they couldn't elevate it to release-level quality.
Great jams, though.
Subject: Do not stare directly into this show or it may cause permanent damage to the cornea !
Right from the word go, they sweep you up, and you realize it's rare that EVERYone is so dialed in 100%. Opening with Tennesee, Jerry comes out growling, and Bobby in Me And My Uncle, and LLR is just great !! A rousing, bouncy, They Love Each Other & El Paso but Brown Eyed Women & Peggy-O are perfect as well, if there's such a thing ? How about Keith & Phil in WRS and Eyes, or Bill on the Drums > Dark Star > MLB > Eyes ? So sweet and mournful is that Eyes, with everyone firing on all cylinders. I love putting Phil forward, all crunchy and prominent in the mix. It seriously is like being there with a pair of headphones and dim room. You can really get a feel of what they were trying to say musically with such amazing clarity !
Starting off slow, many of these songs build to a nice peak, then just giving it everything on the way out ! Clean finishes, nice seques. You know how sometimes they can just abrubtly end songs ? Not this evening. They all really seem to feed off each other so nice, and like a laser, focused to a narrow beam of streaming consiousness. Outstanding, really, and the reason I love the Dead. This show leaves me tingling on pins and needles, yet hopeful of humanities future. I am not the same for having heard it, but instead feel blessed to be here now. Enjoy :)
Subject: #1
Subject: .
Subject: Excellent performance and sound
Subject: review'd by a jar of peanut butter:
I hope Tolly rates this high too, then and only then will it be eight miles high.
Subject: The (next to last) stand of 1973
Subject: Interesting that Dick Picked the next night...
Like previous reviewer mentioned, probably one of the best WRS ever. Phil persuades the audience to quiet down during Prelude. Then the band launches into one of its most nuanced performances of the tune to date.
The Dark Star born out of Let it Grow covers all ground. Thrashy to Jazzy to scary back to reality. Subtle MLB Jam, but nothing compared to 1973.11.11 Winterland MLB Jam. No real transition from Drums into Eyes but then again did we really need one? The Wharf Rat to top the cherry on the sundae is quite soulful and a standout performance of that song.
Defiantly unfairly over shadowed by the next night. The Here Comes Sunshine and Morning Dew from the next night made it memorable as well, but to me this WRS>Dark Star>Drumz>Eyes>Wharf Rat
is the jam of the weekend.
Haven't side-by-side compared this copy to the old MIller remasters, but I'm sure this is the best copy. Thanks!
Subject: Virtually perfect...
This performance remains one of the finest of 1973. It's superbly played and infused with thrilling jazzy passages throughout. WRS is a contender for a best ever performance, and the Dark Star is one of best of the year. Eyes of the World is a stellar rendition that features some great lead guitar work by Weir as he and Phil collaborate on a rather unique and exciting passage.
The jazzy nature of this performance and the superb sound quality of this remaster make for one of the most thrilling transfers archived here. (99+ pts)
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